Marion Barber

The decision to bid Matt Forte farewell does not come as a surprise. Nor did it come down to money for the Bears.

Forte will find a job in free agency and could be productive for another few seasons, but it won't be in Chicago after he revealed Friday — 26 days before free agency opens — that the Bears have informed him he is not in their plans.

Plenty of signs pointed to Forte departing after the 2015 season with his contract expiring. He went to the team last offseason in hopes of securing an extension and was rebuffed. General manager Ryan Pace didn't have a change of heart after Forte rushed for 898 yards and added another 389 receiving yards while scoring...

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